Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 03:50:25 -0600
From: "David M. Rust" <david.rust@jhuapl.edu>
Subject: Flare Genesis update 

The pathfinder balloon headed straight for the South Pole. Obviously, the stratospheric winds are not ready for our circumpolar flight. The earliest the wind could be in place now is December 20. The earliest possible launch opportunity in that case would be December 21.